by FilmInk Staff
NADINE GARNER, ELAINE CROMBIE, GRACE CHOW, SARA WEST, CLAUDE JABBOUR, DANIEL HENSHALL, LAURA GORDON, THOM GREEN AND CHIKA IKOGWE JOIN THE ENSEMBLE
BINGE, DAZN’s entertainment streaming platform, today released the first look at its highly anticipated Australian original drama series Wentworth: Halfway Home and revealed seven further cast members, with Nadine Garner (High Country: What Lies Beneath, The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Elaine Crombie (Invisible Boys, Top End Bub), Grace Chow (Dog Park, Good Cop Bad Cop), Sara West (Troppo, Neighbours), Claude Jabbour (Last King of The Cross, Stateless), Daniel Henshall (Last Seen, The Family Next Door), Laura Gordon (Watching You, Hotel Cocaine), Thom Green (The Survivors, Of An Age) and Chika Ikogwe (Heartbreak High, Land of Bad) joining the ensemble alongside returning fan-favourites Susan ‘Boomer’ Jenkins (Katrina Milosevic), Franky Doyle (Nicole da Silva) and Lou Kelly (Kate Box).
These announcements join previously announced cast Rachel Griffiths as Moira, Sophie Lowe as Sam, Alex King as Dee and Chenile Chandler as Lily, the new blood of Wentworth: Halfway Home stepping into a world its most-loved originals still call home.
The first-look clip lands five years to the day after Wentworth’s final episode aired on 26 October 2021, giving fans a glimpse of what comes next.
Nadine Garner said of joining the cast, “For many years I had friends and colleagues creating and working on Wentworth…It became a solid fixture of screen work in Victoria. I admired the show from afar and the incredible world that they had built as a team. I never dreamed I would be stepping into this next chapter and am so grateful for the opportunity to carry forward the story for their dedicated audience. It’s a real thrill for me.”
Production on Wentworth: Halfway Home is currently underway in Melbourne. Freshly paroled, Boomer arrives at Sal’s Halfway House determined to get custody of her daughter and build a life for them both. But when a body turns up, who can she trust in a home full of ex-cons? Getting out of prison was hard, but staying out may prove impossible.
Wentworth, a Fremantle production that premiered in 2013 on FOXTEL, reimagined the landmark series Prisoner and became a defining moment in Australian television, screening in over 170 territories worldwide across eight seasons.
Wentworth: Halfway Home premieres exclusively on BINGE and FOXTEL in late 2026, reflecting BINGE’s continued investment in Australian stories and premium, homegrown drama for audiences worldwide. Ahead of the premiere, fans can also experience every episode of the gripping, award-winning Australian drama Wentworth on the More Pop-Up Hits Channel 129 on Foxtel and on Binge from November 11 2026.
Production credit:
Wentworth: Halfway Home is a Fremantle Australia production (Heartbreak High, Bay of Fires and Wentworth) for DAZN’s BINGE. Major production investment from Foxtel and Screen Australia. Financed in association with VicScreen. Local distribution by Foxtel. International sales by Fremantle. Carly Heaton and Brett Popplewell are Executive Producers, Jessica Paine is Co-Executive Producer and Dean O’Toole is Producer. Daniel Monaghan is Executive Director of Content for Foxtel, Lana Greenhalgh and Joshua Longhurst are Executive Producers for Foxtel. Gracie Otto is Set Up Director, alongside directors Nina Buxton and Tenika Smith. Jessica Brookman is Script Editor. The writers are Jessica Paine, Kodie Bedford, Alexandra Cullen, Hannah Samuel, Alix Beane, Romina Accurso, Nikki Tran and Chris Squadrito.
